dawdle
英 ['dɔːd(ə)l]
美
- vi. 混日子；遊手好閑；偷懶
- vt. 混日子；遊手好閑；浪費時間
助記提示
1. 諧音“踱踱”----一天到晚就踱踱步混日子。
2. 諧音“多鐸”----多鐸遊手好閑、混日子----多鐸這貨大家都認識吧，他是多爾袞的親弟弟，你想象多鐸這種八旗子弟遊手好閑、混日子就行了；其實多鐸是清初戰功卓著的親王，可以說僅次於多爾袞，但是後來染上天花掛了，隻活了36歲就嗝兒屁了。
中文詞源
dawdle 拖延來自古英語方言daddle, 遊蕩，比較doodle, doddle, totter, toddle.
英文詞源
- dawdle (v.)
- 1650s, perhaps a variant of daddle "to walk unsteadily." Perhaps influenced by daw, because the bird was regarded as sluggish and silly. Not in general use until c. 1775. Related: Dawdled; dawdling.
雙語例句
- 1. Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn't dawdle.
- 如果不閑蕩的話，埃莉諾隨時都會回來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Don't dawdle , the young head is soon white.
- 莫等閑, 白了少年頭.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. Look smart, don't dawdle about like that.
- 快一點, 別這麽拖拖拉拉!
來自辭典例句
- 4. There're only the minutes left; don't dawdle over your window shopping.
- 隻剩下10分鍾了, 你別再磨磨蹭蹭地看那些櫥窗了.
來自互聯網
- 5. Don't dawdle over your clothing. You're so beautiful already.
- 不要再在衣著上花費時間了, 你已經夠漂亮的了.
來自互聯網